Kanpur Test News
The Bangla Tigers who lost the first Test match, came up with two changes to their playing XI.
The Green Park Stadium has a storied history in Indian cricket, but it has struggled to host international fixtures in recent years, particularly as modern venues like the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow have taken center stage.
'Time's up for Ishant Sharma!' These messages were trending on social media following the Indian pacer's wicketless show in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur.
Team India managed to take eight wickets on Day 5 of the ongoing first Test but some late drama and stout-hearted performance from visitors' batters clawed back victory from the jaws of hosts.
After India staged an excellent recovery from 51/5 to declare at 234/7 in 81 overs, the hosts struck early in New Zealand's chase.
Shreyas Iyer is also the only third Indian to score fifty-plus scores in each innings on Test debut. He joins Dilawar Hussain and Sunil Gavaskar in the unique list.
India's off-spinner R Ashwin is known for putting out his views in front of everyone without any filters. He speaks his heart out on things that matter without the fear of being judged, whether on or off the field.
Check the highlights of India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day which is being played in Kanpur on Sunday.
Saha, playing in his first Test since the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide last year, batted in the first innings on Friday, making just one off 12 balls before nicking an outswinger behind to keeper Tom Blundell, becoming one of the five scalps of pacer Tim Southee. He had kept wickets for 55 overs on day two.
Check the highlights and score of India vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 3 which is taking place in Kanpur on Saturday.
The person was identified as Shobit Pandey, popularly known as 'Gutkha Man', who is a resident of Maheshwari Mahol in Kanpur. Notably, he became a center of jokes, as he was trolled online and even known personalities like Dr Kumar Vishwas and former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer shared memes about him on Twitter.
Amidst the ongoing 1st Test match between India and New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, a video showing a man talking on the phone and supposedly chewing `tobacco` went viral and garnered all the attention on Thursday.
Shreyas Iyer scored 105 off 171 balls, striking 13 fours and a couple of sixes during his brilliant effort. With this feat, Iyer became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut.
India are taking on New Zealand in the first of the two-match series at Green Park in Kanpur.
Every Team India member went out to the middle to fine-tune their skills ahead of the two-match Test series against the Kiwis, which is scheduled to commence from November 25.
India currently lead the 3-match Test series 1-0 after a gigantic victory in Kanpur.
Ashwin enjoys an outstanding record vs New Zealand in Tests -- his tally being 28 at an average of 16.46 in 3 Tests.
India's premier spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin stayed humble and focus after taking his 200th Test wicket on the fourth day of Kanpur Test on Sunday.
Statistical highlights on day 3 of the first Test between India and New Zealand here on Saturday.
Jadeja's splendid brief knock is his third highest score in Tests.
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